Strange Coins and Currency of the World

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Maybe one for your collection Darmok

https://i.imgur.com/X6CFzm3.mp4

Google romen booten , he makes some great looking coins

I collect Wheat Pennies because they are pretty old and made of real copper.

I also have an Indian Head Penny from 1900 which is very old. I bought it at a flea market for two dollars. I think if I ever get the chance to go back I should buy more.

Zowie. That must be some kind of attachment -- I can't imagine it could be carved.

Here's what an American Indian head penny looks like



It's basically Lady Liberty wearing an Indian Headdress.

And here is what Wheat Pennies look like.

That coin is VERY impressive!! !
Ty for showing us!

Have a look at his Instagram ( use this link if you don't have an account yourself https://web.stagram.com/romanbooteen )




Video of him carving it

I dunno how he added the mechanics - shrouded in mystery

The Australian mint is having a contest: https://dollardiscovery.com.au

Ha, Switzerland commemorates its most famous export:



https://coinweek.com/world-mints/swiss- ... tmas-2018/

Any idea of how much they would go for in US currency I might check eBay for them one of these days. I do have a knife collection(I don't collect Swiss knives but I do have one on my keychain) & I have a small coin collection so I might want this is the price is rite.

Those coins are awesome sly ! ! I like the elephant and panda ones best !

They do different designs every year
I liked last years elephant better but this years panda is so cute
2018s




2017



Australia does a lot of coins
I have their year of the dog coin from 2018
They do Koalas too and swans(rare and expensive)
This years isn’t bad looking

Wow that's awesome ! ! Your right, the 2017 elephant coin was better. Do you collect those coins? I own a couple of old coins but don't collect them although I might start now with those awesome designs. ^^

They also have the wedged tail whale series which sadly I can’t find



Year of dog coins 2018
Australia



UK

Germany/Rwanda

France

New Zealand mint


its now year of the pig
And there fox coins like this lovey one
It’s a fox baby


One of Australia’s Cubs series

I collect some.
I also am collecting a Wild West series
I have the prostpecter and gun fighter they just released the pony express I need to get.
I have few of the cub series(they bit pricey so got as gifts)
Most of the coins are legal tender but bullion. Which means the governments protect from fakes but they do happen are you in us?
I see you’re in uk
They do some nice designs too like queens beasts and landmark series
Here’s some




I quite like you guys Britaina bullion coin

Especially the limited edition

The USA coin is sadly boring and unchanged since its adoption in 86

Most coins have the queens head on the back
Technically front.
They differ through
Some use her young others old
It’s a bit of a Disagreement in coin collecting as some USA people refuse to buy any coin with her on it and since most coins mints fall under the commonwealth most coins have her on it, some even hoping she’ll die cause then it’ll be someone else on it.
I don’t care I only want the design.
Canadian royal mint, Perth mint(Australia), royal mint(uk), New Zealand mint(private but mints commonwealth coins), German mint, Austria mint, China, USA, Ukraine are the national mints I know of
Notice how many are common wealth lol
Austria only makes one coin and it’s one of the only ones with a reeded edge


Should mention while they have face value to be legal tender they are worthy quite bit more
Most are 1 oz silver which is valued at 14.35 usd.
So USA for example makes a $1 face value coin but it’s worthy $14.35